Johanson & Ward--New Trichoptera (Helicophidae) from New Caledonia

New Zealand Journal of Zoology abstracts

Four new species and a new genus of Trichoptera (Helicophidae) from New Caledonia

KJELL ARNE JOHANSON

Swedish Museum of Natural History
Entomology Department
Box 50007, S-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden

JOHN B. WARD

Canterbury Museum
Rolleston Avenue
Christchurch 8001, New Zealand

Abstract Three new Trichoptera (Helicophidae) species from New Caledonia: Helicopha patriciae sp. nov., Helicopha pouebo sp. nov., and Helicopha rembai sp. nov. are described into the Australian genus Helicopha Mosely, 1953. A new species Briama koghi sp. nov. from New Caledonia is described into the new monotypic genus Briama gen. nov. These descriptions represent the first records of the Helicophidae in New Caledonia; the family is now known from New Caledonia, New Zealand, southern Australia, Chile and south-western Argentina. A key to males of the nine Helicophidae genera is presented.

Keywords taxonomy; New Caledonia; caddis; Trichoptera; Helicophidae; new genus; new species

Z00039

Received 2 November 2000; accepted 28 February 2001

New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 2001, Vol. 28: 247-255

0301-4223/01/2803-0247 $7.00/0 (c) The Royal Society of New Zealand 2001

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